# Hot

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## [Search Results “Show More” Change?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-results-show-more-change/107656)

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**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-results-show-more-change/107656 "2019-01-28T21:15:34Z")

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Moderator for Anime Network. In the last 3-4 days, there was apparently an update that effected the way the topic search results are shown. If there are more than 5 results in a thread, there is a “More” at the bott…

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## [Why did Discourse start running their own Redis instead of using Elasticache?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-did-discourse-start-running-their-own-redis-instead-of-using-elasticache/107658)

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**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-did-discourse-start-running-their-own-redis-instead-of-using-elasticache/107658 "2022-11-04T14:23:54Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Meta is moving to the Cloud :cloud\_with\_lightning:: This sounds like a really interesting story. I’d love to hear it. Have you told it already anywhere?

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## [Using Discourse as a comment system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-comment-system/107663)

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**Author:** [@Openmind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Openmind)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-comment-system/107663 "2019-01-27T21:11:05Z")

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Hi, I’ve read in another thread that there was a project developing a Discourse comments plugin. Since the thread was closed a few weeks ago I’m not sure what the status of the plugin is. Currently I’m using the FB comme…

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## [Thanks for everything!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-for-everything/107666)

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**Author:** [@nylen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nylen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thanks-for-everything/107666 "2019-01-28T05:40:48Z")

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Discourse is a really good, polished piece of software, and we and our users notice and appreciate that. As a result, it’s become the most active and valuable channel of our community. Just wanted to take a second to s…

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## [Topics over 10,000 posts remove "Frequent Posters"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-over-10-000-posts-remove-frequent-posters/107671)

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**Author:** [@orangeandblack5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orangeandblack5)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-over-10-000-posts-remove-frequent-posters/107671 "2019-01-28T17:03:44Z")

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This would still be REALLY useful to have, and I can’t see any reason to disable it, so I assume it’s a bug.

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## [Google wrongly indexed a topic on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-wrongly-indexed-a-topic-on-meta/107672)

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**Author:** [@jack2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-wrongly-indexed-a-topic-on-meta/107672 "2019-01-27T23:55:40Z")

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Not sure if it is important, but I ran into a strange issue when looking for one of my old topic on Meta. I googled “discourse meta await async” and got this: The first result is what I was looking for, but the link…

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## [Getting the top stats views populated](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-the-top-stats-views-populated/107683)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-the-top-stats-views-populated/107683 "2019-01-28T05:56:51Z")

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Other than importing topics and posts what needs to be imported or what process(es) needs to be run to populate the views data on the {host}/top page?

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## [How to add to wordpress site?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-to-wordpress-site/107690)

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**Author:** [@Surendra\_Dhote](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Surendra_Dhote)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 7:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-to-wordpress-site/107690 "2019-01-28T07:16:27Z")

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Hi there, I own a technology blog named www.theproche.com. I want to add a discussion forum to it and got to know about Discourse. Can some one help me to integrate this on my site. Thanks, Surendra

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## [Creating a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-plugin/107696)

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**Author:** [@Gael\_Koch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gael_Koch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-plugin/107696 "2019-01-28T08:17:46Z")

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Hi, I have very little knowledge of how Discourse works but I need to create a plugin. I’ve seen the different Guides on how to create a plugin like Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 1 - Create a basic plugin or Rails…

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## [Adsense blank ads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-blank-ads/107703)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adsense-blank-ads/107703 "2020-01-20T18:45:09Z")

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Hello Guys, I have seen that ads in some of the page is not visible some times. Some times I have to reload multiple times to make it visible. Sometimes like this: Sometimes like this: Need some help guys! Than…

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## [How to increase the Category name length?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-the-category-name-length/107718)

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**Author:** [@Viki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Viki)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-increase-the-category-name-length/107718 "2019-01-28T13:09:48Z")

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Hello, How to increase the Category Name length?

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## [How to insert new DOM element to search-menu widget](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-insert-new-dom-element-to-search-menu-widget/107722)

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**Author:** [@vadim0426](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vadim0426)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-insert-new-dom-element-to-search-menu-widget/107722 "2019-01-28T13:27:35Z")

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Hi. I am trying to modify html for search-menu widget via overriding html method. Anybody can help me please? I am new in discourse forum and may be I don’t understand something. All I need to do it’s add div element to…

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## [Speed of refresh after editing a post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speed-of-refresh-after-editing-a-post/107725)

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**Author:** [@adamengst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adamengst)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/speed-of-refresh-after-editing-a-post/107725 "2019-02-13T20:07:20Z")

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One of my users says that it feels as though Discourse takes longer to refresh a post after it has been edited than it used to. I looked for settings related to this, but couldn’t find any. In my testing, posts update be…

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## [Detect spam TL0 users when using Akismet plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/detect-spam-tl0-users-when-using-akismet-plugin/107731)

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**Author:** [@saurabhp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saurabhp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/detect-spam-tl0-users-when-using-akismet-plugin/107731 "2019-02-06T02:57:57Z")

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We would like to detect spam users using the Akismet plugin(when it is installed). User’s About me field will be used as an input to the Akismet to detect for spam users. This will only detect spam among TL0 users. This…

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## [Why Limit the Days a User can Change their Username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-limit-the-days-a-user-can-change-their-username/107733)

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**Author:** [@tisawyer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tisawyer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-limit-the-days-a-user-can-change-their-username/107733 "2019-01-28T16:31:22Z")

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What is the thinking of limiting the days a user can change their username? Is there a setting for unlimited?

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## [Discourse Hub in Spanish](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-in-spanish/107735)

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**Author:** [@anon62249317](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon62249317)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hub-in-spanish/107735 "2019-01-29T09:31:47Z")

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Hello guys, do you plan to release the Discourse Hub app in other languages? Like Spanish? It would be great if you guys do so, there are so few things that you need to translate for the app.

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## [Change ISO code for language on single page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-iso-code-for-language-on-single-page/107736)

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**Author:** [@Robert\_Fay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Robert_Fay)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-iso-code-for-language-on-single-page/107736 "2021-04-05T18:50:43Z")

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On my forum we have created a section for Chinese Posts. Everything is working as desired, however the ISO code for the pages still shows English as that is the site setting. Does anyone know if there is a way we can set…

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## [I don't want moderators to have access to email addresses of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-want-moderators-to-have-access-to-email-addresses-of-users/107740)

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**Author:** [@AnaHH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AnaHH)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-want-moderators-to-have-access-to-email-addresses-of-users/107740 "2019-02-01T20:40:41Z")

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Hi there, I’m planning to bring a moderator to help me with the forum. I don’t want her to have access to the user info such as email address. How can I do that? Thank you, Anastasiya

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## [Login\_required.welcome\_message hard coded for a closed system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-required-welcome-message-hard-coded-for-a-closed-system/107743)

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**Author:** [@MichelleBasey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MichelleBasey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 2:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-required-welcome-message-hard-coded-for-a-closed-system/107743 "2019-01-29T02:08:06Z")

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The forum is configured such that users cannot create an account - only attend via invitation. (apologies, I can’t find the setting to provide the exact title) The default message seems to be hard coded: “An account i…

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## [Discourse 2.2.0.beta10 Release Notes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-2-0-beta10-release-notes/107754)

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**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-2-0-beta10-release-notes/107754 "2019-01-28T21:10:36Z")

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New features in 2.2.0.beta10 Theme improvements Beta10 continues our work to improve themes and theme components. Take advantage of different font size settings per device, so you can pick a large font on your High DPI d…

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## [Disable notifications for links to post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-notifications-for-links-to-post/107762)

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**Author:** [@bmw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bmw)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-notifications-for-links-to-post/107762 "2022-06-24T00:10:19Z")

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I have a post on a Discourse forum that many users there are linking to. It’s a pinned post describing something that many members of the community there are interested in. The problem I’m having is I get an email notif…

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## [Error on Delete User in pending-approvals list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-delete-user-in-pending-approvals-list/107780)

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**Author:** [@schungx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schungx)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-on-delete-user-in-pending-approvals-list/107780 "2019-02-22T05:07:06Z")

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How to reproduce Setup approvals for new users and email-in support Send emails from some new email account to multiple categories New user is staged, and new posts are created for each, in approvals list Go into approv…

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## [Digital Ocean vs Linode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-vs-linode/107783)

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**Author:** [@DannyUSBP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DannyUSBP)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-vs-linode/107783 "2019-01-28T18:54:42Z")

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I saw you guys discussed hosted installation on digital ocean and Linode. May you please tell me what are the minimum CPU, RAM and other resources I need to have on a hosted installation. Also is there anything that make…

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## [Slide in hamburger menu in 'mobile view' only on touchscreen + mouse desktops](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slide-in-hamburger-menu-in-mobile-view-only-on-touchscreen-mouse-desktops/107793)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slide-in-hamburger-menu-in-mobile-view-only-on-touchscreen-mouse-desktops/107793 "2019-02-04T16:31:54Z")

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When using ‘mobile view’ on a desktop the slide in hamburger menu is unclickable as it slides away when you move towards it. I often use this to test mobile features without having to use a mobile device.

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## [Using Adsense plugin for banners](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-adsense-plugin-for-banners/107811)

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**Author:** [@Arta\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arta_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-adsense-plugin-for-banners/107811 "2021-02-13T11:47:01Z")

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Hey guys, Is this plugin restricted to be used for AdSense or can we use it for any type of banner advertisement? Like HTML or Image banner. Thank you

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## [Acceptance test for a plugin feature which is been rendered in the custom theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/acceptance-test-for-a-plugin-feature-which-is-been-rendered-in-the-custom-theme-component/107812)

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**Author:** [@ankit.jain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ankit.jain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/acceptance-test-for-a-plugin-feature-which-is-been-rendered-in-the-custom-theme-component/107812 "2019-01-29T11:19:31Z")

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Hi All, Currently, I have been planning to write the Acceptance test cases(First time) for the custom functionality introduced via the plugin in my discourse but these custom functionality rendered over the frontend usi…

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## [Archiving vs Closing & Bulk Topic Update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archiving-vs-closing-bulk-topic-update/107818)

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**Author:** [@JoshDevInit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoshDevInit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archiving-vs-closing-bulk-topic-update/107818 "2019-01-29T15:17:55Z")

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Hi there, Over time our forum has become rather cluttered with old topics so we are undergoing a clean up task. I have a couple of quick questions (apologies if these have been answered elsewhere!)… What is the diffe…

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## [How to best handle imported spoilers with blank lines?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-best-handle-imported-spoilers-with-blank-lines/107819)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-best-handle-imported-spoilers-with-blank-lines/107819 "2019-01-29T20:48:29Z")

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I’m migrating a phpBB3 forum, and have a lot of posts using \[spoiler\] tags. I’ve tired the discourse-spoiler-alert plugin, but it doesn’t detect multi-line spoilers with blank lines. Is there a way to make it do that, or…

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## [How to divide my community into 2 parts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-divide-my-community-into-2-parts/107827)

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**Author:** [@unicom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/unicom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-divide-my-community-into-2-parts/107827 "2019-01-29T17:56:34Z")

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I have an general thematic forum and over time I want to bring parts of it (user base, and messages from certain sections) to another forum. For example: Sections “Cars” and “Trucks” forum about-all.com I want to put o…

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## [No option to create groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-option-to-create-groups/107831)

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**Author:** [@mescortes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mescortes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-option-to-create-groups/107831 "2019-10-15T07:51:46Z")

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I don’t see the setting page to create groups. Am I missing something obvious?

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